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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

VariableXJREDRE1
LabelResult of backcoding JREDREOTH
Responses
1 Lack of demand for products/services 46
2 Shortage of materials 0
3 Automation/mechanisation/new equipment 0
4 Reorganised working methods 8
5 Improved competitiveness/efficiency/cost reduction 1
6 Merger with another establishment or organisation 2
7 Industrial disputes 0
8 Reductions in budget/cash limits 6
9 Some other reason (please specify) 0
10 Subcontracting of work 1
11 Impending closure of establishment 7
12 Relocation of work to another site 11
95 Other specific answer. EDITOR: PLEASE USE CODES ABOVE IF POS 5
96 Vague/irrelevant answer 11
97 EDITOR CANNOT DEAL WITH 1
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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